Drizzling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre['o]san to fall. See
     {Dreary}.]
     To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from
     the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles;
     drizzling drops or rain. "Drizzling tears." --Spenser.


  
     Syn: mizzle, misle.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  drizzling \drizzling\ adj.
     raining lightly in a fine mist.
  
     Syn: drizzly, misting, misty.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drizzling
       adj : (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; "a raw
             drizzing rain"